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inexplicably

adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adv

Meaning 1

In an inexplicable manner; for an unknown reason.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From inexplicable + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: невытлумача́льна (njevytlumačálʹna) — in an inexplicable manner
  • Bulgarian: необясни́мо (neobjasnímo) — in an inexplicable manner
  • Catalan: inexplicablement — in an inexplicable manner
  • Czech: nevysvětlitelně — in an inexplicable manner
  • Czech: nepochopitelně — in an inexplicable manner
  • Dutch: onverklaarbaar — in an inexplicable manner
  • Esperanto: neklarigeble — in an inexplicable manner
  • Finnish: selittämättömästi — in an inexplicable manner
  • Finnish: käsittämättömästi — in an inexplicable manner
  • French: inexplicablement — in an inexplicable manner
  • French: sans raison — in an inexplicable manner
  • Galician: inexplicablemente — in an inexplicable manner
  • Galician: inexplicabelmente — in an inexplicable manner
  • German: unerklärlich — in an inexplicable manner
  • German: unerklärlicherweise — in an inexplicable manner
  • Italian: inspiegabilmente — in an inexplicable manner
  • Macedonian: необјасниво (neobjasnivo) — in an inexplicable manner
  • Polish: niewytłumaczalnie — in an inexplicable manner
  • Portuguese: inexplicavelmente — in an inexplicable manner
  • Romanian: inexplicabil — in an inexplicable manner
  • Romanian: neexplicabil — in an inexplicable manner
  • Russian: необъясни́мо (neobʺjasnímo) — in an inexplicable manner
  • Slovak: nevysvetliteľne — in an inexplicable manner
  • Spanish: inexplicablemente — in an inexplicable manner
  • Ukrainian: нез'ясо́вно (nezʺjasóvno) — in an inexplicable manner
  • Ukrainian: незрозумі́ло (nezrozumílo) — in an inexplicable manner